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Cekura

Cekura is a Y Combinator–backed startup redefining AI voice agent reliability through testing and monitoring. Founded by IIT Bombay alumni with ETH Zurich credentials and high-stakes trading experience, it guarantees dependable performance, reduces time-to-market, and minimizes production errors.

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Location
San Francisco, United States
Team size
1-10
Founded 2024
Total raised
$2.4M
Seed · last round Sep '25

About Cekura

Cekura is a Y Combinator-backed startup on a mission to redefine AI voice agent reliability. The company focuses on testing and monitoring AI voice agents. It was founded by IIT Bombay alumni with research credentials from ETH Zurich and proven success in high-stakes trading, blending strong technical and practical expertise. In a market with thousands of voice agents, Cekura stands out by guaranteeing dependable performance, reducing time-to-market, and minimizing production errors.

Funding

$2.4Mtotal raised

Sep '25
  • Sep 2025 · Seed
    $2.4M

Company at a glance

Founded2024
Location
San Francisco, United States
Websitecekura.ai
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The team at Cekura

1-10 peopleSee everyone on LinkedIn

Shashij Gupta

Building in Voice AI Testing (YC F24) | ETH Zurich | IIT Bombay

AR

Adarsh Raj

Founding Engineer @Cekura | IIT Bombay CSE’23 | Ex - Microsoft, Zenskar, Philips

AJ

Atul Jain

Building Cekura | Conversational AI Testing | IIT Kanpur

DC

Dileep Chagam

Founding Engineer at Cekura | IIT Bombay CSE’21 | ex Apple

LG

Lavish Gulati

Founding AI Engineer @ Cekura | ex-Google, Rubrik, Nutanix | CSE @ IIT Guwahati

Team breakdown

Team Distribution

  • Engineering71%
  • Leadership21%
  • Product & Design7%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
  2. 2.Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
  3. 3.Carnegie Mellon University
  4. 4.National University of Singapore
  5. 5.Purdue University

Team Worked At

  • Google
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Apple
  • Microsoft
  • Oracle

Location

Team Composition

13 people
  • Engineering5 senior8
  • Entrepreneurship3 senior3
  • Arts and Design1
  • Research1

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